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Liam TwomeySports Journalist

Liam Twomey is a sports journalist for News Corp and CODE Sports who covers cricket, AFL and tennis.

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AFL News

The 2017 AFL Grand Final between the Adelaide Crows and Richmond Tigers at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Killers lead singer Brandon Flowers with Jack Riewoldt. Picture: Alex Coppel.

Weirdest stories of 2017 you may have forgotten

FROM classic dummy spits to coach sprays, media blunders and everything in-between, recap our favourite quirky moments from the 2017 season. The were some jaw-droppers.

AFL News

Can Curnow to live up to Kouta comparisons?

We’ve heard it before with Jared Brennan, but Charlie Curnow really does look like the second coming of his legendary fellow clubman. Here’s how Father Christmas can put a smile on the dial of each club’s fanbase.

Melbourne

Frawley: Dees are a ‘laughing stock’

FORMER Richmond coach Danny Frawley believes Melbourne is the laughing stock of the AFL after cancelling its commando-style pre-season camp. Do you agree with Frawley’s comments?

Collingwood

Fasolo out at least eight weeks

ALEX Fasolo will go in for surgery on his injured shoulder on Tuesday but the Magpies are already resigned to the fact he will miss a huge part of the pre-season.

AFL News

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - AUGUST 05: Marc Murphy of the Blues looks dejected after a loss during the 2017 AFL round 20 match between the Essendon Bombers and the Carlton Blues at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on August 05, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Willson/AFL Media/Getty Images)

What hoodoos is your club facing in 2018?

DO you know the last time Carlton kicked over 100 points in a match or when Collingwood last beat the Western Bulldogs? Check out your club’s winning streaks and losing hoodoos heading into 2018.

SuperCoach

Robbie Gray (right) and Tom Rockliff during Port Adelaide Power's pre-season training at Alberton Oval on Monday, November 27, 2017. (AAP Image/Ben Macmahon) NO ARCHIVING

Is Rocky on your SuperCoach radar?

SUPERCOACH players, take note. One of the game’s most prolific scorers is making the move away from the midfield. Will you still pick Tom Rockliff next season?

Essendon

Worsfold: We are right behind Aaron

HE may have wanted out of Essendon in the off-season, but you wouldn’t know it from the way Aaron Francis is attacking the pre-season. Plus, how good can Joe Daniher be in 2018?

Essendon

Smith backs Stringer to bounce back

ESSENDON’S star recruits Devon Smith, Jake Stringer and Adam Saad hit the training track on Monday as the Bombers begin their charge to Round 1. SEE THE PHOTOS

AFL News

Top draft prospect Darcy Fogarty is photographed in Glenelg, South Australia, Tuesday, August 15th, 2017 (AAP Image/James Elsby). He is recovering from knee surgery.

Draftees reveal their biggest sprays

THEY haven’t been picked by an AFL team yet but the nation’s top junior players already know what it’s like to cop a bake from the coach.

Draft news

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - OCTOBER 05: Tyler Brown takes part in the 20m sprint during the AFL Draft Combine at Etihad Stadium on October 5, 2017 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Michael Dodge/Getty Images)

Brown can’t wait to follow family footsteps

FOLLOWING a pre-season stint at Collingwood, Tyler Brown improved at warp speed in his final year of junior football and is set to join his brother Callum in black and white.

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